{{short description|Canadian fantasy author}} {{Infobox person | name = Evan Winter | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} --> | birth_place = England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = ''The Rage of Dragons'', ''The Fires of Vengeance'' | occupation = Writer | website = {{URL|http://evanwinter.com}} }}
'''Evan Winter''' is a Canadian author of epic fantasy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 24 Canadian writers on the rise in 2020 | website=CBC | date=July 30, 2020 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-cbc-books-writers-to-watch-list-24-canadian-writers-on-the-rise-in-2020-1.5666130 | access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> His first novel, ''The Rage of Dragons'', was originally self-published in 2017.<ref name=cbc2019-11-06/> In 2020, ''TIME'' named it one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/|title=The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time|website=Time|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> A sequel, called ''The Fires of Vengeance'', was published in 2020.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0316489799|title = The Fires of Vengeance|last1 = Winter|first1 = Evan|date = 22 June 2021| publisher=Orbit }}</ref>
Following its initial publication, Orbit Books re-released ''The Rage of Dragons'' and signed Winter to a four-book deal. ''The Rage of Dragons'' was on the long list of the CBC{{'}}s 2020 ''Canada Reads''.<ref name=winnipegfreepress2020-01-18/>
== Personal life == Winter was born in England to South American parents of African ancestry and raised in Zambia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 2019|title=Interview: Evan Winter|url=https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-evan-winter/|access-date=25 February 2021|website=Lightspeed Magazine}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Evan Winter - Official Website - Bio |url=http://evanwinter.com/#Bio |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Evan Winter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title='The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books | website=Time | date=October 15, 2020 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/ | access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> He has also worked as a filmmaker, creative director, and a bartender.<ref name=":0" />
== Bibliography == ===The Burning series=== * ''The Rage of Dragons'' (2017) * ''The Fires of Vengeance'' (2020) * ''The Lord of Demons'' (TBA)
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<!-- <ref name=cbc2020-02-04> {{cite news | url = https://www.cbc.ca/books/six-canadian-writers-of-black-heritage-to-watch-in-2020-1.5446522 | title = Six Canadian writers of black heritage to watch in 2020 | work = CBC Books | author = Ryan B. Patrick | date = 2020-02-04 | access-date = 2020-02-07 | quote = In his fantasy novel debut, The Rage of Dragons, a world with an African-inspired setting is caught in an eternal war — and the book's main protagonist Tau is his people's only hope for survival. }} </ref> -->
<ref name=winnipegfreepress2020-01-18> {{cite news | url = https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/romance-writers-rift-widens-567101772.html | title = Romance writers' rift widens | work = Winnipeg Free Press | author = Bob Armstrong | date = 2020-01-18 | access-date = 2020-02-07 | quote = The two outliers were a fantasy novel, Evan Winter’s ''The Rage of Dragons'', and a collection of science fiction novellas, Cory Doctorow’s ''Radicalized''. }} </ref>
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<ref name=cbc2019-11-06> {{cite news | url = https://www.cbc.ca/books/with-african-epic-the-rage-of-dragons-evan-winter-wrote-the-book-he-d-want-to-read-1.5277942 | title = With African epic The Rage of Dragons, Evan Winter wrote the book he'd want to read | work = CBC Books | author = Ryan B. Patrick | date = 2019-11-06 | access-date = 2020-02-07 | quote = The self-published book was a bestseller and was acquired and re-released by Orbit Books as part of a four-book deal. It is the first book in a planned series. }} </ref>
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